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Jill Newman

Senior Editor for Style

As the senior editor for style, Jill Newman oversees Robb Report’s fine jewelry and style coverage, and occasionally writes about travel and collectibles. Newman also serves as the company’s executive web editor, and is responsible for daily editorial coverage on RobbReport.com. With a bachelor’s degree in journalism, Newman began covering the luxury goods industry in the 1980s as an editor for Women’s Wear Daily and W Magazine. She has written for several consumer magazines, including Departures, Brides, and New York Magazine. She coauthored the book Jewelry and Gems at Auction, the Definitive Buying Guide. She has visited and written about diamond mines throughout Africa and gemstone mines in Brazil, as well as the workshops of world-famous tailors and craftsmen in Italy, and jewelry ateliers in Paris.

The escort Richard Gere portrayed in the 1980 movie American Gigolo had a proclivity for handsomely tailored suits . In one scene, he meticulously lays his clothes out on the bed, taking pleasure and...

When Samuel Bail and Abel Samet couldn’t find what they wanted in a weekend bag, they decided to make their own. The former financiers founded Troubadour ( troubadourgoods.com ) in London 5 years ago...